Holistic Instincts

I grew up eating dishes like mole colorado on super special occasions.  And I mean, SUPER special.  It is a very labor-intensive dish, and one of my personal favorites.  There are many of types of mole variations, and the state of Oaxaca even stakes claim to seven types of mole.  A mole recipe will come with a long list of ingredients that usually include:  chile peppers, nuts and/or seeds (or both), tortillas and/or bread (or both), tomatoes or tomatillos, onions, garlic, herbs, spices like cinnamon and cloves, sometimes fruit, sometimes chocolate - all of which, when put together, create a most decadent sauce.  Yes, it is worth the effort.  And no, you will not detect chocolate, or cinnamon, or any other single ingredient in the sauce.  It just works..... Mole colorado (red mole) is traditionally made with very non-Paleo ingredients, such as: bread, peanuts, and additional sugar.  I have streamlined some of the ingredients to make this much more accessible, but it is still tak